Tom Speelman

White Male Nerd #349860. Been reading comics since before I could read and studying and writing them for half as long. I work on the production side of a variety of titles for Seven Seas Entertainment and hope to be a librarian one day.

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Bumblebee’s Biggest Hurdle May Be Rewriting Transformers Movie History

3 10.14.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Trailers for the upcoming Transformers spinoff movie Bumblebee reveal major aesthetic changes to the robot crew, leading some to question continuity.

How Venom and Flash Thompson Redeemed Each Other

3 10.02.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

From high school bully to a hero who sacrificed everything in order to save his friends and family, Flash was made to bond with the Venom symbiote.

Bendis & Derington’s Batman 100-Page Giant Story Is Worth The $5 Price Tag

3 09.27.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Brian Bendis and Nick Derington's Batman story is the only original tale in the 100-Page Giant, but it's so good, it's worth the price of admission.

How Netflix’s Bleach Movie Changes The Classic Manga

3 09.22.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Netflix's live-action Bleach movie stays faithful to the source material, but little tweaks here and there make for an excellent adaptation.

How Battle of the Planets Foretold the Western Anime Boom

3 09.11.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

A little-known show named Battle of the Planets is the secret precursor to all that modern anime you know and love.

Gerard Jones and Dealing with the Legacy of Predators In Comics

3 08.31.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Gerard Jones' conviction for child pornography leaves publishers with a dilemma regarding how to handle his library of comics work.

DC’s November Solicits Actually Justify $4.99 Comics

3 08.28.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Nobody wants to pay $5 for a monthly comic, but sometimes it makes a lot of sense for a first issue to cost more than average.

How Steven Universe Fulfilled the Full Potential of… The X-Men?

3 08.03.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Recent episodes of Steven Universe indicate that the show draws heavily from the Chris Claremont era of X-Men comics.

The Dark Knight Was the Best, and the Worst, Thing to Happen to DC Movies

3 07.24.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Ten years later, the importance and groundbreaking vision of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is still being felt, for better and worse.

DC & Walmart’s Partnership Is A Great Idea That’s Decades Overdue

3 07.03.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

The return of DC's 100-Page Giants as a Walmart exclusive may seem odd, but they're really a great idea that can only help comics.

Bang: Why Cowboy Bebop Still Endures, 20 Years Later

3 06.11.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

More than just an Adult Swim staple, Cowboy Bebop reshaped what anime could be and continues to enthrall new fans 20 years after its debut.

Batman of Japan: Looking At Every Japanese Take on The Dark Knight

3 06.11.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

The Dark Knight's popularity extends far beyond English-speaking countries, and has led to a number of Japanese Batman stories over the years.

West Coast Avengers: A Brief History of California’s Mightiest Heroes

3 05.29.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

They may not be Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but the Hawkeye-led Avengers team kept California safe for years.

Why Is Hollywood So Obsessed With Batman Prequels?

3 05.18.18 Tom Speelman CBR Exclusives

Bruce Wane's loyal butler Alfred will soon star in his own television series, which leads to the question of why Hollywood continues to mine the pre-Batman era.